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MPR's Gary Eichten signs off for the last time

 :Venerable public radio personality Gary Eichten is hanging up the headphones for good this week, after more than four decades behind the microphone at MPR.The long-time host of MPR's Midday show will make his final appearance on the air Friday, so he can spend more time with his family and do some traveling."

Gary Eichten reflects on a lifetime on the radio

: "Minnesota Public Radio host Gary Eichten reflects on his 45-year career in radio, as he approaches his retirement on Jan. 20, 2012."

: "The most sincere tribute co-workers can give a retiring colleague is that, as his workdays draw short, everyone looks like their dog died. The MPR newsroom air was thick with wistfulness Wednesday, the day before the day before Gary Eichten's last broadcast."

'Made in Bemidji': Santorum campaign has local touch

: "Thursday the first batch of 25 special edition grey Santorum sweater vests were shipped to the candidate in South Carolina from the Bemidji Woolen Mills, which next week will start production on another 1,000 sweater vests - a backlog a previous company couldn't fulfill."

Editorial: Conflict is clear in Sviggum's two roles

: "Serving as a U regent and top legislative aide doesn't mix."

Chairman's spending decisions on insiders helped lead to GOP debt

: "A Republican leader with 25 years of hard-earned respect from the party that prides itself on fiscal discipline, awarded contracts worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to consultants, lawmakers, candidates and party insiders over the course of nearly 30 months as state party chairman, contributing to the financial wreckage the party is trying to fix today."

: "Job gains in the Mankato area the past year rose 2.3 percent asMinnesota¹s unemployment rate dropped to 5.7 percent by the end of December." More on new statewide jobs numbers 

: Essar North American President Madhu Vuppuluri has "announced that the final financing is in place now, for the $1.1 billion dollar taconite facility."

AG sues health care service firm for alleged patient privacy violations

: "Personal health data on thousands of Minnesota patients was shared with a debt collection company that shouldn't have access to such information, Attorney General Lori Swanson said Thursday."

Ecolab is cutting 500 jobs in wake of merger

: "Ecolab Inc. said Thursday it is eliminating 500 jobs and will incur one-time charges of $480 million over the next two years as it restructures the company in the wake of its purchase of Nalco Holding Co."

: "It appears Kindles, Nooks, iPads and other tablets and e-readers were left under more Christmas trees than ever. And the recipients have been downloading library books by the thousands since the holidays."

Dogs rescued from home of alleged Warroad hoarders

: "Police Chief Wade Steinbring confirmed to the Warroad Pioneer that the animals had been kept indoors for nearly 3 years, and that the basement of the home occupied by a male owner and his female companion was filled with an estimated two to three feet of feces."

: "We call on the Federal Trade Commission, along with state attorneys general, consumer-protection agencies and legislators, to investigate the growing threat of restrictive paperless-ticketing practices for live events. Perhaps the threat of an investigation will spur the industry to reform itself."

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MPR's Gary Eichten signs off for the last time; Essar Steel financing in place; Ecolab is cutting 500 jobs in wake of merger; Local e-book demand up at library system

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